People walk in the old town of St. Gallen, April 15, 2013. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer ZURICH (Reuters) - Voters in St. Gallen on Sunday approved by a two-thirds majority a ban on facial coverings such ...

APPENZELL, Switzerland (Reuters) - Hikers will no longer be able to stroll naked through the idylic Alpine countryside of Appenzell Innerrhoden after the conservative Swiss canton banned nude walking ...

The Swiss canton of Zug now allows its residents to pay taxes in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). Bitcoin Suisse, a local crypto broker that enabled the new opportunity in ...

Basel-Country could follow the example of its sister canton, Basel-City, in scrapping the fees for foreigners under the age of 25 who apply for Swiss citizenship.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A general view of the "Le Constellation" bar, after a deadly fire and explosion during a New Year's Eve party in the upscale ski ...

The Swiss canton of Aargau has launched a consultation on its structural masterplan in preparation for a possible new reactor at the Beznau nuclear power station. Meanwhile, operators of the existing ...

Bern’s Bitcoin Parliamentary Group is calling the commissioning of the report a victory, although the executive branch is opposed to it. The report was proposed by the multiparty Bitcoin Parliamentary ...

Refugees In Canton Bern Train To Work In Swiss Nursing Homes. In the refugee training centre in Ringgenberg in western ...